i think i grew up in an musical environment. it was part of my life. i wanted to be a salsa player, like my father. can you dance salsa? yes, ican. i love to dance. it is part of. i think it is part of our culture. and i grew up listening to my father playing salsa, he still plays with his band and all of that. but then there was a moment when, you know, iwent to a symphonic concert and i got in love, you know, with a dimension of that world. at the age of ten, gustavo took up the violin and joined a music education programme called el sistema in venezuela set up by his mentor jose antonio abreu, and his talent on the violin put him on the fast track to fame. by his mid 20s, he was a superstar, performing for pope benedict s 80th
by his mid 20s, he was a superstar, performing for pope benedict s 80th birthday celebration. i am catholic so it means that it was a big honour to be there, to be in that moment. it is one of these very special, very special and unique moments of my life. and he dazzled british audiences when the orchestra from the el sistema programme performed at the bbc proms in 2007. it was a moment also for el sistema because i think it was a moment where all of this ideal of music as a tool for social transformation became, you know, new around the world.
at the age of ten, gustavo took up the violin and music education programme called el sistema in venezuela set up by his mentor by his mentorjose antonio abreu, and his talent on the violin put him on the fast track to fame. by his mid 20s, he was a superstar performing for pope benedict s 80th birthday celebration. i am catholic, so it means that it was a big honour to be there, to be in that moment. it is one of these very special, very special and unique moments of my life. and he dazzled british audiences when the orchestra from the el sistema programme
he still plays with his band and all of that. but then there was a moment when, you know, i went to a symphonic concert and i got in love, you know, with a dimension of that world. at the age of ten, gustavo took up the violin and music education programme called el sistema in venezuela set up by his mentor by his mentorjose antonio abreu, and his talent on the violin put him on the fast track to fame. by his mid 20s, he was a superstar performing for pope benedict s 80th birthday celebration. i am catholic so it means that it was a big honour to be there, to be in that moment. it is one of these very special, very special and unique moments of my life.
yeah. you know, we knew we were right. but it was so easy for that to turn and you get to feel ureter than your opponent, whereas you aren t. you re all god s children. reporter: tutu officially retired from public life in 2010, but remained in the public eye. a man unafraid of criticism and threat from an apartheid government. before his 80th birthday celebration in 2011, tutu lashed out at the south african government for denying the dalai lama a visa. one day we will stop praying for the defeat of the anc government. you are disgraceful. i want to warn you, you are